HSK 7–9 vocabulary
The advanced band for academic, professional, and sophisticated real-world Mandarin.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粗鲁 | cūlǔ | rude; not polite in how you speak or act |
| 粗略 | cūlüè | not exact, but close enough to be useful |
| 粗心大意 | cūxīn-dàyì | careless; doing things too fast and not paying enough attention |
| 促成 | cùchéng | to help make something happen or succeed |
| 簇拥 | cùyōng | many people stand close together around one person or thing |
| 窜 | cuàn | to run away fast, often in fear (as in 逃窜, to flee) |
| 催 | cuī | to tell someone again and again to do something quickly |
| 催促 | cuīcù | to tell someone again and again to do something quickly |
| 催眠 | cuīmián | to put a person into a special sleep-like state to calm or change them |
| 摧毁 | cuīhuǐ | to destroy something completely |
| 脆弱 | cuìruò | easily broken or damaged; not strong |
| 翠绿 | cuìlǜ | bright green, like fresh new leaves |
| 存放 | cúnfàng | to store something in a place |
| 存心 | cúnxīn | on purpose, often to make someone angry or unhappy |
| 存折 | cúnzhé | a small book from a bank that shows the money you save |
| 搓 | cuō | to rub something between your hands or fingers |
| 磋商 | cuōshāng | to talk seriously with another side to reach an agreement |
| 挫折 | cuòzhé | a problem that stops you from doing well or moving forward |
| 措手不及 | cuòshǒu-bùjí | surprised and not ready, with no time to prepare |
| 错别字 | cuòbiézì | A wrongly written Chinese character, or the wrong character used by mistake. |
| 错觉 | cuòjué | something you see, hear, or feel that is not real |
| 错位 | cuòwèi | not in the right place; not where it should be |
| 错综复杂 | cuòzōng-fùzá | very complicated, with many different parts linked together |
| 搭乘 | dāchéng | to travel by bus, train, plane, or ship |
| 搭建 | dājiàn | to build or put up a simple structure, like a tent or shed |
| 达标 | dábiāo | to reach the level or standard that is needed |
| 答辩 | dábiàn | to defend your thesis by answering teachers' questions |
| 打岔 | dǎchà | to interrupt someone when they are talking |
| 打倒 | dǎdǎo | to make a ruler or government lose its power |
| 打盹儿 | dǎdǔnr | to doze; to sleep for a short time |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāodao | to deal with someone, often at work or in business |
| 打搅 | dǎjiǎo | to bother someone or stop them from working, resting, or sleeping |
| 打捞 | dǎlāo | to pull a person, boat, or thing out of deep water |
| 打量 | dǎliang | to look at someone carefully, from head to foot |
| 打猎 | dǎliè | to hunt animals for food or sport |
| 打磨 | dǎmó | to rub something to make it smooth and shiny |
| 打通 | dǎtōng | to open a blocked way so people or things can pass through |
| 打仗 | dǎzhàng | to go to war |
| 打招呼 | dǎ zhāohu | to say hello to someone; to greet someone |
| 大包大揽 | dàbāo-dàlǎn | to take on everything oneself and do it all |
| 大笔 | dàbǐ | a large sum of money |
| 大臣 | dàchén | an important official who helps a king rule a country |
| 大吃一惊 | dàchī-yījīng | to be very surprised by something sudden or unexpected |
| 大大咧咧 | dàdaliēliē | relaxed and friendly, and not careful about small things |
| 大地 | dàdì | the land; the earth that people, animals, and plants live on |
| 大队 | dàduì | a large organized group of people, like a big team |
| 大幅度 | dà fúdù | by a very large amount; a lot |
| 大公无私 | dàgōng-wúsī | fair to everyone and not favoring anyone |
| 大家庭 | dàjiātíng | a big family, with many people like grandparents, uncles, and aunts |
| 大街小巷 | dàjiē-xiǎoxiàng | every big street and small alley; the whole town |